Levenger Hanging Travel Bag

If you’re going to send your employees far out into the world to do your bidding, at least give them the means to stay relatively clean and presentable. And while you can’t always be there to babysit them and make sure they’re grooming and showering themselves when on the road, you can certainly give them the tools to conveniently do so. A full grain, hangable leather travel bag is a great start. If they can’t bother to keep up with their personal hygiene after you’ve given them one of these, at least you can rest knowing you’ve done all you can.

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